01-15-13: The Star-Ledger's Photos of the Day

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 7:26 PM

An Indian Sadhu - holy man - performs evening prayers on the bank of the Ganga River as the lights of the 'tent city' twinkle during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad on January 15, 2013. The Kumbh Mela in the Indian town of Allahabad will see up to 100 million worshippers gather over the next 55 days to take a ritual bath in the holy waters, believed to cleanse sins and bestow blessings. (Sanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images)